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My name will be written in fiery letters on the Champs Elysees.

Yves Saint Laurent

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Yves Saint Laurent
Age: 71 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 1
Died: 2008
Died: June 1
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Costume Designer
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Each model I have represents a type of ideal women to me.
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No more rules, the freedom of dressing. The beauty of mixing vintage clothes with a pair of jeans that I love.
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Fashion is defined by what later becomes out of fashion.
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What is wonderful about my art is that dream and reality can become one. There is just one step between the two.
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I'm so secluded. Very alone.
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I love black because it affirms, designs and styles. A woman in a black dress is a pencil stroke.
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